Kew scientists name new species for 2024 - in pictures

  • Russula neopascua, which grows among the alpine willow of the high Rockies in Colorado and Montana in the US. All photos: PA
    Russula neopascua, which grows among the alpine willow of the high Rockies in Colorado and Montana in the US. All photos: PA
  • Phellodon frondosoniger, a fungus with black caps found on Crown Estate land near Windsor, England
    Phellodon frondosoniger, a fungus with black caps found on Crown Estate land near Windsor, England
  • Dendrobium wanmae from West Papua Province has been assessed as 'critically endangered'
    Dendrobium wanmae from West Papua Province has been assessed as 'critically endangered'
  • Another Dendrobium wanmae
    Another Dendrobium wanmae
  • It is one of more than 170 plants and fungi previously unknown to science which have been named for the first time in 2024
    It is one of more than 170 plants and fungi previously unknown to science which have been named for the first time in 2024
  • The list was compiled by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and partners
    The list was compiled by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and partners
  • Dendrobium wanmae is classed as critically endangered because like many new species it is already at risk of extinction due to human activities and the continuing loss of global biodiversity
    Dendrobium wanmae is classed as critically endangered because like many new species it is already at risk of extinction due to human activities and the continuing loss of global biodiversity